The largest patent libraries annually acquire over 300,000 descriptions. The tasks and problems of patent libraries are characteristic for patent libraries in many countries. However, until recently, international cooperation mainly boiled down to mutual patent document exchanges. These libraries did not participate in various international…

The purposes of the Colloquium were to identify the pertinent questions relative to the growing influx of foreign graduate students to the United States and to reach consensus on priorities for research and action. This document presents: (1) the highlights of the Colloquium on (a) the situation in the United States, (b) the situation abroad, (c)…

Intercollegiate debaters often have difficulty coming up with relevant topics for debate. Even when they do find current topics, by the end of an eight-month preparation period both the coaches and the debaters are bored. One possible alternative to this extension of the debate season might be found in current issues debate. Additional emphasis on…

This document is a collection of three papers prepared as a result of a mandate for a collaborative approach in preparing professionals for the public schools in New York State. In "Working through a Consortium," C. Michael Darcy, writing on the assumption that the consortium is the most desirable future state for the governance of teacher…

The Academy for Educational Development was requested by the Bureau of Research in the Office of Education to look into planning for higher education in the U.S. and to make recommendations as to whether in the future some planning for higher education should be conducted on a nationwide basis and, if so, what type of organization might be…

To increase understanding of the dimensions of man's impact on his environment and the key issues involved in improving that environment through education and action was the goal of the environmental quality conference held at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, on March 28-29, 1968. Contained in this document are the conference…

The scope of population research as carried on by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is set forth in this booklet. Population problems of the world, United States, and the individual are considered along with international population policies based on voluntary family planning programs. NICHD goals for biological…

The contention that younger veterans differ from their elders in their attitudes and expectations was shown to be an inaccurate generalization on the basis of this reported inquiry. Three general classes of informational data were collected from both younger and older veterans: (1) perception of hospital services; (2) patient problems and services…

The 26 items in this annotated bibliography deal with environmental education, educational programs, decision-making, operational problems, communications, research methods, and systems techniques, all related to planning processes. Each entry identifies the author, title of the publication, publisher, and data and concludes with one paragraph…

A survey conducted by 8 University of Minnesota students was taken in the urban slum of Minneapolis. The survey was concerned with the contemporary situation of urban American Indians and with the attitudes of local businessmen toward urban Indians. The method used involved recording respondent's answers, and much of the content of the…

Discusses bibliographical problems caused by geographic names in subject cataloging, as well as procedures for establishing correct headings when name changes occur, and types of provisions to be made in subject catalog maintenance. Typical changes of geographic names in Africa are used as samples. (MBR)

Explains the purpose of the Conference on Science and Technology for Development to be held in Vienna in 1979. Clarifies and comments on the practical problems that affected the preparation for the Conference, and on the relations between the scientific community and the Conference. (GA)

The argument for split files which is presented is based on the point of view that subject headings should be descriptive rather than prescriptive. It is asserted that their use will help solve controversies relating to headings for races and other groups of persons. (Author/MBR)

Separation of catalogs by script, and, within non-Roman scripts, by language, is discussed as an alternative to Romanization. Difficulties are considered and a solution is suggested--the establishment of separate machine readable data bases for each script and a National Union Catalog in microform for the separate "registers." (Author/MBR)

Before change occurs in an organization, someone must experience a problem to such an extent that it becomes a felt need and demands some action be taken. (Author/IRT)